Pierre Mortier. Carte Nouvelle de la Grande Tartarie. 1700. European Paintings They were a sound business

They were a sound business mostly supplying good quality globes and atlases to the expanding US educational market during the early 20th century

Thomas Jefferson's grandfather and father were both surveyors

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This map is not only a representation of geographic knowledge but also a reflection of the cultural and political dynamics of the early 19th century

Pierre Mortier. Carte Nouvelle de la Grande Tartarie. 1700. European Paintings They were a sound businessPierre Mortier Carte Nouvelle de la Grande Tartarie Paris, 1700 24 x 40 inches Highly Detailed Map of Tartary by Dutch Statesman and Russian Specialist Nicolaas Witsen with details from the Travels of Verbiest in China and De Vries in the North Pacific Nice example of Pierre Mortier's decorative and detailed map showing Central Asia and Tartary published in Amsterdam. The map extends from the Caspian Sea in the west and Nova Zemla in the northwest